Danish American Football Federation


The Danish American Football Federation is an American football organization in Denmark. Its headquarters are located in Brøndby. DAFF organizes Denmark's national American football team, which competes in the International Federation of American Football.
Since 2000, DAFF has seen a huge increase in membership, influenced by Danish television station TV2 Zulu broadcasts of National Football League games on Sunday evenings. The sudden popularity of the sport in Denmark has been dubbed "the Zulu effect" after the name of the TV station. As of the 2007 season, Viasat obtained the rights to broadcast the NFL in Denmark on both 3+ and TV 2 Sport.
The popularity of American football in Denmark can also be attributed to the nation's interest in the long career of Danish placekicker Morten Andersen, the NFL's all-time leader in points.

National League teams

TeamCityStadiumCoordinatesFounded Head CoachTop ExecutiveOwner
AaB 89ersAalborg, North Denmark Region89ers FieldMarch 1989Jacob Zinck ThellufsenSimon B. Nielsen
Triangle RazorbacksVejle, Region of Southern DenmarkVejle Athletic Stadium2000
Aarhus TigersAarhus, Central Denmark RegionBøgeskov Sports2012Thomas PedersenJesper Christensen
Søllerød Gold DiggersNærum, Rudersdal MunicipalityRundforbi Stadion2003Troels VestergaardCasper Reinhardt
Copenhagen TowersGentofte, Capital Region of DenmarkGentofte Sportspark1990Peter HerbildJakob Munksgaard
Odense BadgersOdense, Region of Southern Denmark------
Frederikssund OaksFrederikssund, Capital Region of Denmark------

Mermaid Bowl

The Mermaid Bowl is the DAFF championship game, the Danish equivalent of the NFL's Super Bowl. The name is taken from the famous Little Mermaid, a symbol of Denmark. The first final, in 1988, was not played under the Mermaid Bowl name.
#DateWinnerRunner-UpScoreVenue
—1988Copenhagen VikingsOdense Swans33–6--
I1989Copenhagen VikingsOdense Swans17–13--
II1990Herning HawksOdense Swans20–14--
III1991Aarhus TigersOdense Swans27–0--
IV1992Copenhagen TowersHerning Hawks78–50--
V1993Copenhagen TowersOdense Swans48–33--
VI1994Copenhagen TowersHerning Hawks46–7--
VII1995Copenhagen TowersAarhus Tigers35–20--
VIII1996Roskilde KingsCopenhagen Towers62–48--
IX1997Roskilde KingsKronborg Knights56–37--
X1998Aarhus TigersKronborg Knights48–20--
XI1999Aarhus TigersKronborg Knights28–0--
XII2000Aarhus TigersRoskilde Kings49–6--
XIII2001Roskilde KingsGreve Monarchs17–10--
XIV2002Avedøre MonarchsRoskilde Kings27–25--
XV2003Avedøre MonarchsRoskilde Kings28–14--
XVI2004Avedøre MonarchsHerning Hawks41–12--
XVII2005Roskilde KingsKronborg Knights23–6--
XVIII2006Triangle RazorbacksKronborg Knights21–16--
XIX2007Triangle RazorbacksAvedøre Monarchs32–20--
XX2008Triangle RazorbacksSøllerød Gold Diggers55–24--
XXIOctober 3, 2009Søllerød Gold DiggersTriangle Razorbacks10–0--
XXIIOctober 2, 2010Søllerød Gold DiggersTriangle Razorbacks13–0--
XXIIIOctober 8, 2011Triangle RazorbacksSøllerød Gold Diggers35–31--
XXIVOctober 6, 2012Triangle RazorbacksSøllerød Gold Diggers34–29Vejle Stadium, Vejle
XXVOctober 12, 2013Copenhagen TowersTriangle Razorbacks28–21Farum Park, Randers
XXVIOctober 11, 2014Copenhagen TowersAarhus Tigers26–3AutoC Park, Randers
XXVIIOctober 10, 2015Triangle RazorbacksSøllerød Gold Diggers21–17Energi Viborg Arena, Viborg
XXVIIIOctober 8, 2016Triangle RazorbacksCopenhagen Towers22–18CASA Arena, Horsens
XXIXOctober 7, 2017Copenhagen TowersSøllerød Gold Diggers20–7Slagelse Stadium, Slagelse
XXXOctober 13, 2018Copenhagen TowersTriangle Razorbacks23–22--
XXXIOctober 5, 2019Triangle RazorbacksCopenhagen Towers20–14Gladsaxe Stadium

Danish American Football Federation Hall of Fame

DAFF opened the Danish American Football Federation Hall of Fame on February 5, 2006, the day of Super Bowl XL.
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